The Ontario Human Rights Commission has published updated guidelines on these critical issues – and what it thinks your organization should be doing…
Tag: Disability
Long-Term Care Training Workshop: Disability Accommodation
This is a hands-on intensive workshop designed to provide frontline HR Professionals in the long-term care sector with the tools needed to address and manage accommodation issues…
Human Rights Tribunal Rules that Miscarriage is a Disability
In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) found that the Applicant, who had suffered a miscarriage, had a disability within the meaning of the Human Rights Code (Code). While this decision has garnered much attention in the media, its potential significance for employers going forward may not result from the particular…
OASIS Labour Relations Committee Information Session
Topic Disability and Family Status Accommodation
Lancaster House Webinar: Disability Insurance Claims – Untangling the Issues
Topic “Disability Insurance Claims – Untangling the Issues”
OPSBA Labour Relations and Human Resources Symposium
Topic The New World of Disability Management, Accommodation and Sick Leave Agenda
New and Evolving Issues in Disability Accommodation
The accommodation of disabilities is one of the most challenging aspects facing human resources professionals and in-house counsel for both employers and service providers. Ever-evolving jurisprudence, along with recent developments in legislation, have also imposed additional challenges, new obligations and in some cases require thinking “outside the box” as employers and service providers alike are faced with new and increasingly complex requests for accommodation.
Colleges Ontario 2011 Higher Education Summit
Topic Mental Health Issues in Post-Secondary Education
Queen’s Univeristy
Topic Accommodating Students with Disabilities
Education Labour Relations & Human Resources 2015
Topics Liabilities for OMERS Non-enrolment, Managing Accommodation of Disabilities and Case Law Update Charter Cases